This was a valley, devoid of any vegetation.
The location of the group was a platform on the mountainside, with jagged rocks below.
Ling Yiyi smiled slightly and said, "Your next mission is survival. You will work in groups of three. The longer you survive, the higher your score in the preliminary selection will be. Hunting Soul Beasts will earn you points based on their level. If you are killed by a Soul Beast, the preliminary selection ends."
This was similar to the previous High-Energy Youth Class assessments, so the others didn't react much.
"Let's begin then. Good luck."
Seeing that everyone didn't react much, Ling Yiyi waved her slender jade hand, and a layer of energy emanated from her.
In the next instant, she turned into a ray of light and disappeared.
The instant Ling Yiyi disappeared, a world-shaking roar suddenly echoed.
Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
They all looked towards the valley.
"What is that?"
Everyone's faces showed confusion; they could only see a haze of smoke, with nothing else visible.
Lü Qianxun shouted, "Be on alert, take cover."
Having been well-trained, everyone reacted immediately.
They quickly searched for cover to hide themselves.
"Awoo..."
Another earth-shattering roar sounded, deafening.
It echoed throughout the valley.
It was frightening.
Then, came the muffled sounds of dong, dong, dong, followed by the sound of numerous, rapid footsteps.
Soon, many creatures appeared in the valley and rushed towards the surrounding mountain walls.
"It's Earthfire Lizards!"
Nan Xuanyu reminded them.
They were slender lizards with grayish-brown skin, with faint dark red markings.
Within the markings, dark red light flowed, like magma.
Earthfire Lizards were fire-attribute Soul Beasts, living in groups, with extremely strong defenses.
They generally lived near volcanoes and possessed fire-attribute abilities.
Earthfire Lizards that had cultivated for over ten thousand years could evolve into Earthfire Dragons.
Earthfire Dragons were a type of Wyvern and were very powerful.
"Retreat to the top of the mountain."
Lü Qianxun, as the class monitor, made a prompt decision. After reminding them, he rushed towards the top of the mountain.
Everyone reacted quickly.
There was no need to fight head-on; survival was the goal.
Another roar came.
A massive figure appeared in everyone's sight, with two enormous eyes staring at them.
"What is that thing?"
Qian Lei couldn't help but exclaim.
This giant beast was over thirty meters tall, with a huge tail trailing behind it, and its body stood upright.
It also had a pair of wings on its back, constantly flapping.
Its entire body was covered in dark red scales, and within a radius of dozens of meters around it, space was distorted.
The temperature near it was extremely high.
When the giant saw everyone, it opened its mouth, and a huge fireball was spewed out.
It attacked them.
"It's an Earthfire Crimson Dragon!"
Nan Xuanyu answered, his eyes fixed on the giant Soul Beast; it was the first time he had seen a Soul Beast this large.
"Run!"
Someone cried out in fear, and everyone ran with all their might.
"Boom..."
A mountain-shaking explosion echoed, as the huge fireball slammed into the mountain wall.
Immediately, sand and stones flew, creating a huge wave of sound that shook everyone's hearts.
Fortunately, everyone reacted quickly and had already run out of the attack range.
Otherwise, this attack would probably have killed quite a few people.
Nan Xuanyu waved his hand, quickly constructing a transparent ice house, enveloping Qian Lei, Liu Feng, and the three of them, to resist the high temperature. But the shockwave was just too strong, and the three were still affected and blown away.
At a crucial moment, Nan Xuanyu waved his hand, and a hurricane appeared, sweeping up the three of them, and ascending rapidly.
In an instant, they surpassed everyone else in the class.
After they were temporarily safe, they turned around to look.
They saw the Earthfire Crimson Dragon lower its head and bite an enormous Earthfire Lizard.
It swallowed it in a couple of bites.
It swung its body sideways, and its huge tail swept across, directly knocking away a group of Earthfire Lizards.
Then, it charged towards the direction of the group again.
"Could it be that Ling Yiyi released this guy when she disappeared!"
Qian Lei's face was pale; this thing was not easy to deal with.
Even if some strong people of the sixth or seventh rank came, they might not be able to handle it.
"Roar..."
Another earth-shattering roar, and the Earthfire Crimson Dragon opened its mouth, and the second huge fireball was already spewed out.
The target was the four groups below.
Earlier, in order to avoid the fireball, four groups had chosen to descend.
Now, they had become the Earthfire Crimson Dragon's prey.
The four groups had gathered together and were engaged in a fierce battle with the surrounding Earthfire Lizards.
The sudden arrival of the huge fireball increased their pressure.
"Quick, distance yourselves from everyone else; it likes to attack crowded places!"
Nan Xuanyu reminded them, rushing towards a place with fewer people.
Qian Lei and Liu Feng quickly followed.
Nan Xuanyu was the strongest of the three, and the two had long made him their core.
They would instinctively obey his commands.
That Earthfire Crimson Dragon was just too terrifying, with extremely strong attack power.
In this situation, they couldn't fight head-on; they had to avoid direct conflict.
"Boom..."
The second fireball exploded, and the terrifying flames raged, sending a large number of Earthfire Lizards flying.
Four groups of High-Energy Youth Class students, seven were annihilated by the flames, and the rest were blown away.
They suffered heavy losses in an instant.
With the seven people consumed by the flames, they were eliminated from the preliminary selection.
At this moment, the Earthfire Crimson Dragon's eyes revealed a cold expression, and it looked towards the top of the mountain.
It opened its mouth again, and the third fireball was aimed directly at them.
"In groups, scatter, don't gather together."
Nan Xuanyu shouted, reminding everyone.
Then, he used Wind Element Control again, and the three of them moved away rapidly.
Lü Qianxun was always decisive; he immediately said to Chang Jianyi and Ye Lingtong:
"Jump down!"
It was already too late to run upwards.
The three of them jumped down without hesitation.
The fireball nearly brushed their heads and slammed into the mountain wall, exploding.
Large blocks of rock, burning with fire, fell.
At a crucial moment, Chang Jianyi immediately released a Slow Down upwards, delaying the descent.
Lü Qianxun raised his head and let out a long howl, Golden Lion's Roar!
The falling rocks were deflected and narrowly missed the three of them.
The three of them landed on the mountainside platform, gasping for breath, with fear in their eyes.
Lü Qianxun looked up at the distance and muttered to himself:
"Nan Xuanyu, impressive!"
At this moment, Nan Xuanyu and the other two had already put some distance between themselves and the others.
"Fortunately, he reminded us in time, or we might have been eliminated!"
Ye Lingtong looked at Nan Xuanyu, with gratitude in her eyes.
Nan Xuanyu's reminder saved the rest of them.
The remaining five below also quickly scattered.
At this moment, when everyone had scattered, the huge Earthfire Crimson Dragon seemed to ignore them.
It swept its tail and spewed fireballs, but it attacked the surrounding Earthfire Lizards.
It didn't attack them again.
Everyone was able to catch a breath.
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